No. 1: Giant Food

No. 1: Giant Food

Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun

Baltimore-area stores: 41 Baltimore market share: 32.6 percent 2013 Baltimore sales in millions: $1,537.8 The Landover-based Giant Food has long been the local leader in grocery stores and it's making moves to keep it that way. The company has revamped existing stores and acquired stores from failed competitors such as Superfresh. Taking pages from the play books of Whole Foods and Wegmans, Giant is putting more emphasis on prepared meals, organic foods and high-tech tools to improve customer service rather than try to compete with Walmart and others on rock-bottom prices.

Baltimore-area stores: 41 Baltimore market share: 32.6 percent 2013 Baltimore sales in millions: $1,537.8 The Landover-based Giant Food has long been the local leader in grocery stores and it's making moves to keep it that way. The company has revamped existing stores and acquired stores from failed competitors such as Superfresh. Taking pages from the play books of Whole Foods and Wegmans, Giant is putting more emphasis on prepared meals, organic foods and high-tech tools to improve customer service rather than try to compete with Walmart and others on rock-bottom prices. (Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore-area stores: 41 Baltimore market share: 32.6 percent 2013 Baltimore sales in millions: $1,537.8 The Landover-based Giant Food has long been the local leader in grocery stores and it's making moves to keep it that way. The company has revamped existing stores and acquired stores from failed competitors such as Superfresh. Taking pages from the play books of Whole Foods and Wegmans, Giant is putting more emphasis on prepared meals, organic foods and high-tech tools to improve customer service rather than try to compete with Walmart and others on rock-bottom prices.